Descriptive analysis to establish the prevalence of lead-associated chronic conditions among adult public health registry participants in Flint, Michigan: identifying disparities to support focused recovery efforts
Mohannad Yousef, Diana Haggerty, Nicole Jones, Jenny LaChance, Brittany Tayler, Mona Hanna · 2024
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Mohannad Yousef and co-authors count the chronic disease burden carried by adults in the Flint Registry, built after the water crisis exposed about 140,000 people to lead. Their 2024 study analyzes over fourteen thousand enrolled adults and compares their rates of eleven lead-associated conditions with statewide survey estimates.
Registry participants showed higher prevalence for nine of the eleven conditions. Kidney disease stood out at more than double the state rate after age adjustment. Patterns held across sex and racial groups, though gaps were narrower for Black participants. A registry is not a random sample, and the authors treat the numbers as planning evidence, not proof of lead's effect. The purpose is recovery logistics: knowing which diseases cluster in this population tells clinics where to aim care. Flint's crisis ended long before it ended as health.
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| CREATOR | Mohannad Yousef, Diana Haggerty, Nicole Jones, Jenny LaChance, Brittany Tayler, Mona Hanna |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 45 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |